Fireworks on Ice

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Proudly standing as the only band we have ever signed from an unsolicited demo, By The End Of Tonight is a young four-piece from a tiny town just south of Houston called Alvin. They are also the only band we’ve ever signed whose drummer plays a kit designed for a toddler, without irony. As with many great bands, this one almost literally came out of nowhere and brought with t...(展开全部) Proudly standing as the only band we have ever signed from an unsolicited demo, By The End Of Tonight is a young four-piece from a tiny town just south of Houston called Alvin. They are also the only band we’ve ever signed whose drummer plays a kit designed for a toddler, without irony. As with many great bands, this one almost literally came out of nowhere and brought with them the most mind-bending combination of sounds we’ve heard since that dream that I had about Don Caballero and Botch playing a hillbilly ho-down with The Police. The technical gymnastics are there in spades, so much so that it’s not even worth talking about. It’s like telling a crowded room that you’re naked. Not so obvious right away, however, is the passion with which this EP unfurls. Beginning like a twisted prog-rock Georgia stomp, the four songs here are equal parts hardcore, speed metal, jazz breaks, epic avant-rock and sentimental ‘80s soundtracks. It’s a refreshing change of pace for a scene so saturated with one-trick ponies. Plus, it’s loads of fun trying to guess which ‘80s songs some of these riffs were lifted from.